The Law on Destroying or Damaging Property in New South Wales
A 52-year old man has been arrested for destroying or damaging property after allegedly using a claw hammer to smash several glass panels near the entry to Parramatta Local Court at around 7.15pm last night. Video footage of the incident...
Banker Sent to Prison for Fraud
The former banker who defrauded the NAB for $640,000 over a period of four years by exploiting its ‘introducer’ scheme has been sentenced to eight months behind bars. In 2015 Andrew Matthews was celebrated by the bank for his work...
Teacher Who Sexually Abused Student Wins Appeal
42-year old Adelaide teacher, Sonia Mackay, has walked free after successfully appealing her sentence of imprisonment for sexually abusing a student. Last year, Ms Mackay pleaded guilty to persistent sexual abuse of a child, which is an offence under section...
Man Who Mowed Down Emus Sent to Prison
A farmhand in Victoria has been sentenced to time in prison for running down a herd of emus with his ute, filming it, and posting it to Facebook. You probably saw the distressing video footage which went viral in September...
Australian Police Don’t Take Hate Crime Seriously
It has been reported that of the thousands of hate crimes recorded in police statistics across the nation each year, only a very small proportion are ever prosecuted. Recent findings Data released by Victoria Police suggests that, on average, three...
Woman Charged with Blackmailing Grieving Parents
It’s entirely possible that you saw and perhaps even shared the desperate pleas on social media from couple Jay and Dee Windross calling for help to find a lost mobile phone that held photos of their dying baby girl. The...
Man Faces Court for Filming Under Cubicle Door
30-year old French national Mehdi Gaci has been charged with recording an intimate image without consent arising from an incident that allegedly occurred in a Sydney bar on Saturday, 27 April 2019. Police allege that at around 1am that morning,...
The Crime of Bestiality in New South Wales
A 34-year-old Bangalow man stands accused of going on a seven year sexual offending spree in Byron Bay. This included having sex with at least 19 dogs. Dean Anthony Sellenthin has been charged with bestiality over the acts that involved...
Sydney Police Officer Charged with Neglecting his Duty
A leading senior constable based at St George Local Area Command has been charged with four counts of neglecting his duties after failing to act on a complaint against a sexual offender who allegedly went on to sexually assault a...
Sydney Court Hears Sexual Slavery Allegations
It is alleged that a Thai sex worker was spat on and repeatedly struck by her Sydney clients, then directed to “just put up with it” by the woman she lived with. The complainant was allegedly told she had to...
